Hair waver



April 18, 1933. A GOODMAN 1,904,444

HA I R WAVER Filed Feb. 1932 INVENTOR fimam 6000 .77d/7 24 ATTORNEY.

e5 through said ears.

Patented Apr. 18, 1933 f Y [TED STATES PATNT oFFiCE ABRAHAM mania, or BROOKLYN,

New YORK, ASSIGNOR roe EMETE rmanomn CORPORATION, A CORPORATION OF ;NEW YQRK WAVER Application filed F8bm81'} 19, 1932. Serial nohseaee i;

, The principal object of the invention is to provide a device of this type with an elastic clamping cord which is self-conforming to.

rolls of hair of different thicknesses and which is so arranged as not to disturb the wave or curl when the device is withdrawn or removed from the hair.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel means cord flexibly to the device in such manner that the parts may be easily assembled with a minimum amount of labor and at a low cost.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, inwhich I Figure 1 a side elevation of a hair waver embodying the invention and showing the elastic cord in open position;

Figure 2 a similar view of the device show ing the elasticcorid in closed or clamping position; I

Figure 3 an enlarged detail view partly in section;

Figure 4 a plan view of one end of the elastic cord. Referring tubular member constituting one of the two c'oacting jaws of the device, and 11 indicates the second member or jaw which is convexoconcave in cross-section of such curvature as closely to embrace the u per half of the member when said mem rs are in their normally closed positions. The two members =are formed with overlapping ears l2 and are pivotally secured together by means of a pin .or pivot 13 extending transversely Both members are profor securing the elastic the lips or flanges 15 of saidportionjs.

. slightly to the drawing, 10 indicates a of the hair, after vided with finger grip portions 14 at one side of their pivotal connection, each of which port-ions terminates in a lip or flange 15. ltiindicates anelastic cord preferably con sisting of a core of rubber 17 having a woven fabric covering elastic cord has a metal tip 19 provided with a forwardly protruding lug 20formed with a slot or opening 21. The rear end has a simi- 18. The front end of the L lar metal tip 22 preferably formed with a hook 23 adapted to catch in the open front end of the member 10 as seen in desired, the hook 23 may be eliminated and the tip 22 may be of such diameter'as to permit of its insertion directly into the open end of member 10.

24 is a leaf spring which is disposed be- Figure 2. If

tween the finger grip portions 114 of mem I bers 10 and 11, with its ends abutting agali ililst 1s spring functions normally to urge or press together the jaws or members 10 and 11.

In assembling the parts, the leaf spring 24 is inserted in the slot or opening 21, thus flexibly seciiring the front end of the elastic cord to 'the spring. The spring is then 7 compressed and sprung into place between the finger grip portions 15 as clearly shown in Figure 1. 'This construction provides a very simple and highly efiicient way of securing the elastic cord to the device.

The manner of operation of the device is as follows :--The finger grip portions 14 are squeezed together, against the action of the spring 24, so as to open the two jaws of the waver for reception of the ends of the hair to be waved or curled between said jaws. The jaws are then closed, by releasing the pressure on the finger grip portions, to clamp the ends which the hair is rolled or wiound on the device until a roll of the desired thickness has been formed thereon. The free end of the elastic cord is now carried forward over the roll of hair andsecured to the front end of member 10, thereby fastening the device in the hair and holding the roll in place. In using the device, it is preferable first to moisten or dampen.the hair slightly, and to leave the device in the hair a suflicient length of time to permit the wave or 4 curlto set.

One of the distinctive features of the present improvement is that the elastic cord is flexibly secured to the rear end or finger gripping portion of the device and extends rearwardl so as to be out of the way except when 1t is positioned to clamp the hair. This construction prevents the elastic cord'from disturbing the wave or curl after it has been formed. When the wave or curl has been set, the free end of the elastic cord is disengaged and said cord is returned to its normal rearwardly extending position shown in Figure 1. A slight pressure is now applied to the finger grips so as to open the jaws slightly,

. and the device is then withdrawn lengthwise from the hair. It will be noted that as the elastic cord is first swung out of the way before withdrawing the device from the hair, any likelihood of disarranging the wave or curl through contact with the elastic cord on withdrawing the device is eliminated.

What I claim is 1. .A hair waver comprising a tubular member, a member fitting on the tubular of pivotally connected cooperating members each having a finger grip portion at its rear end, a U-sha ed leaf spring disposed between the finger grip portions for urging said members closed, and an elastic clamping cord provided at its front end with a' forwardly protruding lug having a slot through which the spring passes, said cord having a hook atits rear end for detachably fastening said end to the front end of the device.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 11th day of February A. D. 1932.

ABRAHAM GOODMAN.

member, both of said members having finger grip portions at their rear ends and being pivotally connected together adjacent to said I ends, a spring disposed between the finger grip portions or urging said members closed,

an elastic clamping cord extending normally rearwardly from the rear end and secured at one end to the spring, and means on the free one end to the spring, and a hook on the free end of the cord adapted to catch in the open front end of the tubular member.

3. A. hairiwaving device comprising a pair of pivotally connected cooperating members each having a finger grip portion at its rear end, a U-shaped leaf spring disposed between the finger grlp portions for urging said members closed, and an elastic clamping cord provlded at its front end with a forwardly protruding lug having a slot through which the leaf spring passes, said cord having means at its rear end for detachably fastening said end to the front end of the device.

a. A hair waving device comprising a pair 

